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Milk Supply
Milk and Dairies (General) Regulations, 1959
These regulations require local authorities to keep a register of
all persons carrying on the trade of distributor in their district and
of all premises within their district which are used as dairies, not
being dairy farms.
During the year 19 applications were received from persons to
be registered as distributors of milk. In each case the certificate
of registration was granted. Seven notices of cancellation of
registration were received. At the end of the year there were 232
persons and two dairies on the register.
The bulk of the milk sold by retail within the Borough is sent
out in bottles filled in properly constructed dairies and its quality
is good.
Food and Drugs Act 1955
During the year, 150 samples of milk were submitted for analysis
to which reference is made on page 44.
Milk (Special Designation) Regulations, 1963
These regulations provide for the issue of Dealers (Prepacked
Milk) Licences under certain designations and the number of
licences granted during 1967 is given below :—
Special designation Number of licences issued
"Pasteurised" 34
"Sterilised" 15
" Untreated " 7
Milk (Special Designation) (Amendment) Regulations, 1965
These regulations provide for the issue of Dealers (Prepacked
Milk) Licences under the special designation "Ultra-Heat
Treated" and 13 applications for such licences were received
during the year.
Brucella Abortus
No samples of raw milk were examined for Brucella Abortus
during the year. Most of the milk sold in Wandsworth is processed
but in previous years we have been in touch with producing and
marketing organizations which sell milk in the Borough and with
the Medical Officers of Health of areas where raw milk is produced.
Butchers' Shops
There are 171 butchers' shops in the Borough. The majority are
registered under Section 16 (1) (b) of the Food and Drugs Act, 1955,
for the preparation or manufacture of sausages or potted, preserved,
pickled or pressed foods. Visits made to these shops during the
year numbered 419.